What iX1400 and iX1600 scanners have in common
Both models are designed for scanning only, cannot print or copy. Narrow specialization has a major advantage — the devices are very small and fit even on the edge of a table full of papers, channers and coffee mugs.
- Dimensions of both scanners when not in use (width, depth, height): 292 mm × 161 mm × 152 mm.
- When working with them, the height and depth of the device is approximately doubled.
Scanners from Fujitsu Japan have a lot of fun at InfoMatic. These are really high-quality devices — no matter which model you buy, they will retain the same scanning quality for years. The iX1400 and iX1600 are part of the ScanSnap series, of which Fujitsu has sold over 5 million.
Both machines can cope with classic office paper formats>:
- automatically A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, business cards, letters, views
- You can also manually scan A3 and B4 formats
Fujitsu guarantees that you can scan 6,000 documents per day with both models.
You will create different formats of electronic documents with them:
- classic, searchable and glossed PDF,
- editable Word, Excel or PowerPoint,
- JPEG.
Scanners can rotate, straighten, crop, or compress documents. They also have excellent optical character recognition (OCR) — classic fonts like Arial or Times New Roman scan error-free up to 6 font sizes, saving you a lot of time on proofreading scans.
You can scan up to 40 pages in one minute, the automatic feeder can hold 50 sheets, and the device can handle multi-page documents with ease — and if it comes across glued sheets, it will alert you.
Both iX1400 and iX1600 can tell if you are scanning a receipt, business card or photo. Thanks to ScanSnap Home software, it can extract data from documents into CSV format, assigning a label or keyword to them when saving. It's so easy to find an electronic document wherever you store it.
The scanners are compatible with both Windows and macOS.
The lighter iX1400 is connected via USB and controlled with one button
Connect the iX1400 scanner to your computer or laptop using USB 3.2, avoiding the often complicated pairing via wi-fi.
- At the same time, the lack of wi-fi may be the biggest disadvantage of the iX1400 for some users.
The device weighs 3.2 kg and is popular among customers mainly due to its simple adjustment. In practice, just press the big blue button and you scan (if you want to change the scanner settings, you can do it in the simplified Quick Menu on the connected computer).
Advantages of the ScanSnap iX1400
- speed 40 scans per minute
- one button control
- quick setup
- capacity 6,000 scans per day
- the size of an ordinary laptop
- advanced OCR
Disadvantages of the ScanSnap iX1400
- no wi-fi (connection via USB only)
Technical parameters of the ScanSnap iX1400 scanner can be found in product sheet.
More advanced iX1600 with cloud connectivity
The slightly heavier iX1600 (3.4 kg) model allows up to 5 user profiles to be set up. Therefore, if you have a smaller team in the office, each colleague can set up their own storage, for example
Scannedfor documents or a favorite feature.
- Each user profile is displayed in a different color on the display. On the first good thanks to this, you can tell if you are scanning under your account or need to change your profile.
The main advantage of the iX1600 is connectivity. You don't need to have a computer at hand to scan. Wi-Fi is enough. You create an electronic document and the scanner sends it to, for example,
SharePoint, to a corporate DMS system, to email, or to the cloud.
Advantages of the ScanSnap iX1600
- speed 40 scans per minute
- control via touch screen
- simple setup of user profiles
- connectivity (USB, wi-fi
- capacity 6,000 scans per day
- the size of an ordinary laptop
- advanced OCR
Disadvantages of the ScanSnap iX1600
- we haven't figured out anything fundamental
Technical parameters of the ScanSnap iX1600 scanner can be found in product sheet.
InfoMaticu verdict
Both models are very good for smaller teams and home offices. They scan quickly, you can create electronic documents with them in formats that, according to our experience, are used most often in Czech offices. There's nothing extra And my colleagues and I like that.
— Petr Melník, Document Imaging Specialist
If you are looking for a personal assistant that you can connect to your computer via USB, or you do not want to deal with setting up a scanner at all, choose modelo iX1400.
Scanner iX1600 recommended because of the connection to the cloud. You can set up custom user accounts, one touch to scan a business card, delivery note or annual report, and then send it anywhere you want with another button press.
Try them at your office, free of charge and without obligation
We will be happy to lend you both scanners for 10 days, so you can see for yourself about their quality.
Talk to Peter Melnik. Peter will tell you the details and within a few days you have scanners on your desk.
